RAID BY POLICE
ON AUCKLAND GAMING HOUSE-
CHINESE AND EUROPEANS
(Per Press Association — Copyright.)
AUCKLAND, December 5. A raid on premises in Wellesley (Street Wtest was carried out by He tectives this afternoon and later two Chinese -and six Europeans appeared in the. I.vlagistrate’s Court. Charlie , Lee was charged Avith keeping promises as a common gaming horse. “If he has no money the only thing to do is to send him to prison,” the -Magistrate said. “He had been fined twice previously for a similar offence, the last time in February of this year He seems to regard fines as license fees. Ther e have, however, not "beer, many of these cases lately.” Detective-Sergeant Kelly : Not since your Worship dealt with the last mar in a s a l utar y manner. After that last fine they closed doAvn for a while. I think you v ‘brok e th e , bank” about two months ago.
Lee was fined £59, and each of the other accused was fined £l.
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Hokitika Guardian, 6 December 1932, Page 8
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168RAID BY POLICE Hokitika Guardian, 6 December 1932, Page 8
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